NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.
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Rocket Lab pushes 1st launch of next-gen Neutron rocket to 2027
Rocket Lab has delayed the debut of its powerful, partially reusable Neutron launcher to 2027 due to a manufacturing issue.
NASA Contributes Instruments and Support to Japan’s Upcoming Martian Moons eXploration Mission
NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of Mars’ moons and build on the agency’s long history of exploring the Red Planet. The mission aims to characterize and determine the origin of Mars’ moons Phobos and Deimos and deliver a sample […]
NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a seven-year voyage to Saturn on October 15, 1997.
On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn
SpaceX to launch classified USSF-481 national security payload for the U.S. Space Force from California
SpaceX will launch a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California this evening (Oct. 15), and you can watch the action live.
NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño
A phenomenon rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system is unfolding this fall, and NASA is tracking it closely. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that emerges roughly every two to seven years marked by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacific. NASA scientists are keeping […]
NASA Upgrades International Space Station Power Supply With Next-Generation Roll-Out Solar Arrays
From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research investigations that improve life on Earth and prepare humans for deep space exploration. Over the past five years, NASA augmented the station’s […]
Rocket Lab Delays Neutron Rocket Launch to 2027 Following Manufacturing Issues With Carbon Composites
Rocket Lab announced the Neutron rocket in 2021, aiming for a first flight in 2024.
NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland
A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissions from animal feeding operations. Agricultural emissions represent an important and understudied part of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems. The FarmFlux mission will deploy […]
NASA Opens Registration for the Global 2026 Space Apps Challenge Hackathon Set for November
Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and making use of the agency’s free and open data. The annual challenge, often called a hackathon, is an intensive, […]
NASA's SkyFall helicopters will 'show us parts of Mars we've never seen before', scientists say
"Just like here on Earth, Mars helicopters can cover distance quickly and can go places that might be impossible to reach by ground."
NASA Awards Enable Research, Technology to Build Future Workforce
NASA has selected 12 U.S. institutions to receive $12 million to accelerate academic research and technology development in support of the agency’s priorities for exploring the Moon, Mars, and deep space. Through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Space Technology Artemis Research (M‑STAR) initiative, selected institutions will each receive up to $1 million […]
NASA Confirms Orion Heat Shield Performed Successfully During the Artemis II Lunar Mission
NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as expected. In particular, NASA measured whether the thermal protection […]
European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft captures windblown yardangs and ancient lava flows on Amazonis Mensa.
Martian sands blown by strong winds left rippled ridges on the surface of the Red Planet, as seen in this new image from the Mars Express spacecraft.
Astronomers using the ALMA telescope detect a chemical starter kit for life around young stars.
The discovery of surprising molecules of methanol and associated maser activity has expanded the inventory of the chemical starter kit that builds planets in young star systems.
SpaceX Asks Federal Regulators for Permission to Launch Starship Up to 456 Times Annually From South Texas
SpaceX has proposed increasing the number of allowed Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas from 25 per year to 456. The FAA is currently reviewing the request.
Watch SpaceX deliver more than 6,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS today
SpaceX's CRS-35 cargo Dragon will rendezvous with the International Space Station today (Oct. 15) after a two-day chase. Here's how to watch it live.
Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 ‘families,’ scientists find
Scientists have performed a cosmic genealogy on planetary systems in the Milky Way, finding two distinct families that influence the evolution and fate of these systems.
NASA to Host Briefing on Upcoming Spacewalks to Complete Space Station Solar Array Installations
NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream the event through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live NASA participants […]
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 16, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. This event is hosted by Sally Ride Elementary School […]